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Re:Amazon Flex by ddmf on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @09:24AM (#10296043)
Yodel use self employed drivers, probably in a similar way to flex, but I doubt they get as much money - £30 to £50 a day - not sure how many parcels that entails.

http://yodel.broadbeantech.com/jobs/view/4467/

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Re:Amazon Flex by Someone1234 on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @10:09AM (#10296373)
You supply the fuel... If you take into account the wear and tear on your car and the cost of refueling, this is like minimum wage levels of income.

I'd be interested to read an account of someone who has actually done this "job"* (*technically self-employed, therefore treated like "unemployed" to most financial institutions and don't receive normal benefits like holiday time).

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Re:Amazon Flex by justincormack on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @03:54PM (#10299110)
There are some stories here http://www.netmums.com/coffeehouse/working-childcare-692/wor...

Interesting that one got the mobile numbers of the customers to arrange delivery, while others clearly failed to deliver and then didnt get paid.

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Re:Amazon Flex by lmb on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @10:33AM (#10296547)
Its called courier owner driver I believe. There are forums dedicated to it. Payment is per parcel, with certain numbers "guaranteed". You need no meet certain insurance criteria, sometimes need to buy equipment / work clothing. Not an easy way to make money.

Yodel offer 50-85p per parcel: http://codforum.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11911 Amazon Logistics in the UK: http://codforum.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11936

There is also lifestylecouriers.net for anyone who wishes to delve deeper into Yodel, co (requires registration)

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